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TEKS Revision Overview: Health Science Texas Gateway

WebWelcome educators! This module focuses on the new Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and updates related to the Health …

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11.9 Pressures in the Body Texas Gateway

WebBlood Pressure. Common arterial blood pressure measurements typically produce values of 120 mm Hg and 80 mm Hg, respectively, for systolic and diastolic pressures. Both …

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Lesson 11.8: Health Science Texas Gateway

WebThe Health Science Career Cluster focuses on careers in planning, managing, and providing health care. Health science includes a broad range of high-demand, high …

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22.4 Bacterial Diseases in Humans Texas Gateway

WebFigure 22.20 Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, the causative agent of Typhoid fever, is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped gamma protobacterium. Typhoid fever, which is spread …

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16.2 Insurance and Imperfect Information Texas Gateway

WebGovernment and Social Insurance. Federal and state governments run a number of insurance programs. Some of the programs look much like private insurance, in the …

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Homeostasis: Microorganisms Texas Gateway

WebAny substance that causes disease is called a pathogen. Your body reacts to pathogens to try and maintain homeostasis, and certain symptoms will appear as your body tries to get …

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38.2 The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life

WebConnection for AP ® Courses. The information in this section does not directly apply to the concepts and content required for AP ®.However, as students of biology, we need to …

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Disruptions of the Cell Cycle: Cancer Texas Gateway

WebCancer is a disease of the cell cycle. Cancer cells do not respond to the signals and safeguards that are in place. Because cancer cells don't respond appropriately, they grow uncontrollably and can eventually damage the tissues around them. If cancer cells continue to grow, they will eventually form a mass called a tumor.

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Lesson 11.10: Human Services Texas Gateway

WebThe Human Services Career Cluster encompasses careers that relate to families and human needs. Cosmetology, childcare, elder care, nutrition, counseling and mental health are …

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25.3 Digestive System Processes Texas Gateway

WebThe steps in carbohydrate digestion are summarized in Figure 25.17 and Table 25.5. Figure 25.17 Digestion of carbohydrates is performed by several enzymes. Starch and glycogen …

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22.5 Medical Applications of Radioactivity: Diagnostic …

WebOnce a radioactive compound has been ingested, a device like that shown in Figure 22.43 is used to monitor nuclear activity. The device, called an Anger camera or gamma camera …

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Homeostasis: Ecological Systems Texas Gateway

WebIndividual organisms respond to stimuli to maintain homeostasis. Similarly, populations of organisms respond to external factors for a collective benefit. All populations must have …

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Relationships Between Organisms: Food Chains, Webs, and …

WebThere are a great many feeding relationships in any ecosystem, but energy always flows from primary producers to various consumers. These feeding relationships are represented by food chains and food webs. A food chain is a sequence in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten. Here is an example of a food chain from the video.

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36.1 Population Demography Texas Gateway

Web2.D.1 All biological systems from cells and organisms to populations, communities and ecosystems are affected by complex biotic and abiotic interactions involving exchange of …

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Waves: Practical Applications Texas Gateway

WebIn the following sections, you will look at some examples of how waves are applied for use in medical and industrial applications. There are many applications for the use of waves in …

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22.5 Beneficial Prokaryotes Texas Gateway

WebBiological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is exclusively carried out by prokaryotes: soil bacteria, cyanobacteria, and Frankia spp.—filamentous bacteria interacting with actinorhizal plants …

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Human Activity in Watersheds Texas Gateway

WebBiodiversity in Watershed Labs. Given scenarios, descriptions, maps and illustrations, students will be able to model the effects of human activity on groundwater and surface …

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Critical Thinking Questions Texas Gateway

Web28. What are the advantages and disadvantages of light microscopes? What are the advantages and disadvantages of electron microscopes? Advantage: In light …

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17.1 Biotechnology Texas Gateway

WebGenetic engineering is the alteration of an organism’s genotype using recombinant DNA technology to modify an organism’s DNA to achieve desirable traits. The addition of …

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